Combined bench and music cabinet



June 121923 145K419 J. M. SNYDER COMBINED BENCH AND MUSIC CABINETFiledjune 27, 1921 l6 /5 H /9 )7 m l6 r a Qwuemfoz I John M-sny r y I Iattorney Patented June 12, 1923.

UNITED STATES JOHN SNYDER, or YORK, PENNSYLVANIA} COMBINED BENCH ANDMusic CABINET.

Application filed June 27, 1921 Serial No. 480,759. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at York, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Benches andMusic Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates to a combined bench and music cabinet for usewith a piano, organ or like musical instrument and it is an objectthereof to provide a convenient receptacle for sheet music or musicrolls.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which are made a part hereof andon which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a perspective of my device,

Figure 2 a vertical longitudinal section, and

Figure 3 a partial horizontal section of a modified form.

In the drawings reference character 10 indicates the top or seat of thebench which may be of conventional form and which is provided with sidesconsisting of parts 11 and 12 and end pieces 13, the parts 12 and 13forming supports for the bench.

A drawer 14 is supported in any conven-' ient manner by the sides andtop and forms a receptacle for sheet music. In Figure 2 I have indicatedat 15 a pair of brackets attached to the top and engaging grooves in thesides of the drawer.

At opposite ends of the device there are supported a pair of receptaclesfor sheet music. Each receptacle is pivoted near the bottom of anaperture in the end member 13, on hinges 16 and is freely swingable intoan outer position as in Figure 1, or an inner position, as in Figure 2,being limited by stops 17 which engage with the adjacent parts of member13, the latter being cut away to provide an opening for the receptaclewhich opening is preferably but not necessarily rectangular and isclosed by the receptacle in its inner position. The receptacles areprovided with handles 18 by which they may be conveniently opened by aperson seated on the bench who may then withdraw sheets of music fromthe several compartments of the receptacles or replace them therein. Thecompartments referred to are formed as indicated by'partitions 19 ofwhich any desirable number may be provided.

The inward movement of the receptacles is limited by stops 20 whichengage with their lower inner corners. Upright members 21 are also shownin Figure 2 wh1ch act as closures to prevent access of dust to thereceptacles and which may be relied on to limit the inward movement ofthe same. Preferably both the closures 21 and the stops 20 are provided,but either one may be omitted if desired. At their upper ends the receptacles are rounded as shown to secure ease of movement, and topresent a good appearance in their outer position.

The partitions 19 may be madeof cardboard loosely held in place as bygrooves at the sides of the receptacle and may carry 1 letters orfigures so that they can be arranged in alphabetical or numerical order;

of spaces 22 adapted for holding music rolls. K

One or both receptacles may be formed as in Figure 3 for music rolls anddrawer 14 may be omitted if desired. A desirable arrangement consists oftwo end receptacles arranged to hold rolls for use in an automaticplayer, and a drawer 14 to hold sheet music. Various other changes mayobviously be made within the scopeof my invention as defined by theappended claims.

I-Lving thus fully described my said in- I vention, what I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

i 1. A music bench comprising a top adapted to be used as a seat, endsupporting members with walls at the sidesa nd back only, receptaclesadapted to receive music, pivoted along their lower front edge andadapted to form bottom and front walls for the a supporting members, therear walls of the receptacles being adapted to rest against the c saidback walls of the supporting members, substantially as set forth.

2. A music bench comprising a top adapted to be used as a seat,supporting members spaced apart with a free open space between them andlocated under the respective Li lower front edges and adapted to fitWithin ends of said seat, said end supporting members having Walls at.the sides and backan'd normal open fronts, receptacles mounted in saidopen fronts and pivoted along their In witness whereof, I have hereuntoset my hand and seal at York, Pennsylvania, 10 this 20th day of June, A.D. nineteen hundred and twenty-one.

JOHN SNYDER. LS

v and close said open fronts resting against the Witnesses back Walls ofthe supporting members, sub- HARBr'E. SNYDER, stantially as set forth.PLKELLER.

